Jordan Climie: Mark Chapman shows the heart of the Big Reds

10:05 PM,
Oct. 3, 2012

Jordan Climie

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We all know Mark Chapman is a great athlete. There's no question about it. A football player who gets a scholarship to play that sport before his senior year even begins is undoubtedly talented.

But it's what's inside that counts the most.

Covering the Big Reds' game against Romeo last Friday night, I saw a display of that talent, having been lucky enough to witness it in person once before this season. While the Bulldogs bottled up Chapman for a good chunk of the first half, when he found holes, boy did he exploit them. ...